hazy

adjective

ˈhā-zē How to pronounce hazy (audio)
hazier; haziest
Synonyms of hazy
1
: made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze entry 1 sense 1a)
hazy weather
a hazy view of the mountains
2
: vague, indefinite
has only a hazy recollection
also : uncertain
I'm hazy on that point
3
: cloudy sense 7
a hazy beer
hazily
ˈhā-zə-lē How to pronounce hazy (audio)
adverb
haziness
ˈhā-zē-nəs How to pronounce hazy (audio)
noun

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Examples of hazy in a Sentence

We had only a hazy view of the mountain. He gave us a hazy account of how he had spent the last two weeks. She has only hazy memories of the accident.
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The story takes place during the course of one evening, in a hazy spiritual plane where anguished souls are caught between life and the hereafter. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Its aggressively artificial imagery evokes the kind of AI-slop, dreamcore videos that tend to populate social media these days, thrusting the audience into increasingly unsettling spaces that seem generated from a stranger’s hazy childhood. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 Rhinestones, spandex in hazy, gossamer colors unknown to nature, hair sprayed into place, all primed to be seen, to entertain. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Bread & Butter’s title track is the only time when things decamp to the treacly, mostly because of how Cartunez’s syrupy beat drowns out Droog’s hazy memories of 9/11 and descriptions of a side chick who looks like Ronnie from The Player’s Club. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hazy

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of hazy was in 1582

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“Hazy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazy. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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hazy

adjective
ˈhā-zē How to pronounce hazy (audio)
hazier; haziest
1
: partly hidden or darkened by or as if by haze
hazy weather
2
: vague sense 2, indefinite
a hazy idea
hazily
-zə-lē How to pronounce hazy (audio)
adverb
haziness
-zē-nəs How to pronounce hazy (audio)
noun
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